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Influential Catholic Political Group CatholicVote Accused of Suppressing Israel Reporting After Its Flagship Publication’s Aggressive Reporting On Brutal Mistreatment of West Bank Palestinians

But CatholicVote’s leader denied the claim from a former political editor that he had been told to “drastically reduce” Israel coverage, Christopher Hale reports in the newsletter Letters from Leo.

U.S. Funding Cuts Fuel Child Recruitment Into Haiti’s Armed Groups

“Without USAID support, all you have left is the rule of the ganglord.” -- Journalist Jess DiPierro Obert writes in The New Humanitarian, with reporting supported by the nonprofit Pulitzer Center.

After Pope Leo Meets with Lebanese President, Vatican Expresses ‘Serious Concerns’ Over Stalled Lebanon Agreement

Two months after Lebanon, Israel and the U.S. signed the deal aimed at ending Israel’s military presence in Lebanon and disarming the militant group Hezbollah, peace seems elusive.

Wisdom for the Ages: “Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.”

-- Martin Niemöller, German theologian

A Prayer for the City: In My Hometown of Baltimore, Murders Plunge to Record Low

In 2017, I reported for The Guardian on homicides in “Body-more, Murdaland,” which then had twice the per-capita murder rate of Chicago and more total murders than New York City.

A Prayer for the City: In My Hometown of Baltimore, Murders Plunge to Record Low

In 2017, I reported for The Guardian on homicides in “Body-more, Murdaland,” which then had twice the per-capita murder rate of Chicago and more total murders than New York City.

Catholic Voices: Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon shows refugee advocacy doesn’t have to be partisan

Jesuit Refugee Service USA President Kelly Ryan writes in an op-ed.

Wisdom for the Ages: "Listening to some of the populist leaders we now have, I am reminded of the 1930s, when some democracies collapsed into dictatorships seemingly overnight."

-- Pope Francis, Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future

Catholic Voices: The Wolf and the Shepherd - A 3 a.m. Mediation. The vigils can be “a daunting walk through ‘the valley of the shadow of death.'”

“Not until my desperation mounts do I look to the shepherd.... to keep my thoughts from running wild,” Catholic theologian and author Timothy P. Schilling writes in Commonweal.

Catholic Voices: The Wolf and the Shepherd - A 3 a.m. Mediation. The vigils can be "a daunting walk through ‘the valley of the shadow of death."

"Not until my desperation mounts do I look to the shepherd.... to keep my thoughts from running wild," Catholic theologian and author Timothy P. Schilling writes in Commonweal.

Thousands of U.S. Catholics Demand that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Be Excommunicated for Signing Late-Term Abortion Bill Into Law

Healey pledged to keep abortion safe, legal and accessible in Massachusetts for as long as she remains governor, drawing praise from abortion rights advocates.

Conservative Catholics Demand that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Be Excommunicated for Signing Late-Term Abortion Bill Into Law

Healey pledged to keep abortion safe, legal and accessible in Massachusetts for as long as she remains governor, drawing praise from abortion rights advocates.

Michigan Becomes First State to Stop Enforcing Ban On Conversion Talk Therapy

The counseling seeks to help minors struggling with gender dysphoria — discomfort or distress that they feel over their biological sex.

Pope Leo Offers Message of Hope for Elderly Who Feel Forgotten, Abandoned

In his message for the sixth annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the pontiff points to God's promise through Isaiah: "I will never forget you."

Nun Speaks Out About ICE Agents Arresting Her As She Walked to Mass In Texas

Neither DHS nor ICE has commented on the June 28 arrest of Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja, which drew widespread outrage.

Vatican Denies Reports of Ex-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik's Acquittal

The Holy See Press Office also defended the secrecy of the proceedings against the artist priest accused of abusing more than two dozen women.